Carlos Sainz Jr. Quotes

I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car.

I don't want to just be a good driver: I want to be a complete driver and hopefully the best driver in the world.

If you sign someone with the speed but whose time is over, they will set up the car differently and badly. You are 80 percent of the time going through corners, and you set up the car differently compared to someone who comes and wants to go flat out.

Every lap I'm learning more about an IndyCar, because it's not an easy car to learn. It's tough to get your head around it and know how to use it in the best possible way.

I would like you all to give me a round of applause as I have not crashed my car in over 15 months.

As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.

The more precisely I can drive, the more I enjoy myself.

As a driver, you always want to be in the car getting as much experience as possible; especially when there's something new like different tyres.

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

I like to race, not to do laps alone.

I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into turn one, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.

The trick at Le Mans is to get the car 'in the window.' Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window - it's about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners.

When you drive a car, either you manage it and feel it with the grip of the car, or, like me, you fix it on visual speed. If you do it through the grip, you lose it very quickly - because when the track changes, you can have scares. I do it visually, so if I am going too fast I fight to get the car back, but I do not do it by feeling the grip.

All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder.

I'm a typical dirt racer that wants to go try different lines. When the line goes to the top of the racetrack, I feel like I'm a little bit better.

A good driver can make up for bad equipment way more than a good car could make up for a bad driver.

The most important thing is that at a certain moment you can drive.

Obviously I rely on my driving.

When I entered Formula One in 2002 basically all I had was my talent, but now I also have the technical knowledge which enables me, together with my engineers, to fully exploit the potential of the car.

The car is a big part of it, but you need to be a good driver to get the equipment to the top. You need both.

Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three.

I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.

There are a lot of drivers who can carry a car. It doesn't happen very often very successfully. I think it takes a certain amount of sensible bravery. It's no good to be brave and just keep crashing.

Art historical reference is like learning to drive a car - you always know how to drive even though you're not analysing how.

Back when I was a young lad, I'm not condoning this, but there wasn't as much traffic on the roads. My dad used to drive a Hillman Avenger, and he would take me on the road driving that.